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Delicate lace curtains fall over each window of a two-story, olive green house on the corner of Paul W. Bryant Drive and Lurleen Wallace Boulevard. The curtains are whispers of the history encased in and around the Murphy-Collins House. But nestled inside, awaiting visitors, sits much more.
The historic bungalow structure is home to the Murphy African-American Museum. Inside its walls are exhibits that serve as visual narrations of the importance of African-Americans’ history and contributions to Tuscaloosa, the state and, on an even grander scale, society.
Emma Jean Melton, volunteer director and chairwoman of the board of management, helped spearhead efforts to reopen the museum in 1996 and eventually renovate the building to what visitors can see today.
“I sort of fell in love with this old house,” said Melton, a retired high school biology teacher who has worked with the museum for more than 20 years. “When I got here, it was in dire need of repair, and so we got a grant to restore it to its natural beauty, so to speak.”Type your paragraph here. (See entire article)
Congratulations, Dr. Jocqueline Richardson
Black History Maker of Alabama
Congratulations to Mrs. Pamela Pruitt
2020 West Alabama Girl Scouts Woman of Distinction Award!
After 30 years of teaching in and around Tuscaloosa, Jeanne Burkhalter considers her involvement in Book Buddies to be the most important work of her career.
Burkhalter has been the head of Book Buddies at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School for two years. The program focuses on reaching students who struggle with reading by supplying one-on-one mentorship from volunteers through instruction she designed herself.
“We’re changing the trajectory of a child’s life,” said Burkhalter, who was part of the driving force in creating the concept for Tuscaloosa Magnet Elementary School and led it as principal from its founding in 2009 to her retirement from Tuscaloosa City Schools in 2015. “This feels more like a calling.”
Book Buddies aims to help elementary students read at their grade level by third grade, which is a pivotal time in a child’s development. Some research has found that children are less likely to graduate high school if they are not able to reach reading proficiency by third grade.
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May 6, 2023
Congratulations, Dr. Jocqueline Richardson on receiving your Honorory Doctorate from Stillman College!
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Keisha Lowther, M.D.
2025-2026 Stillman College Alumni Hall of Fame Inductee
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Congratulations, Drs. Jamie and Keisha Lowther
A Legacy of Excellence: Our "Married to Medicine" Story
Our journey as a couple was featured in the digital Fall 2025 issue of HBCU Times Magazine, highlighting our "Married to Medicine" story. While our professional path began at Meharry Medical College, the foundation of our success was built long before we met.
We are the proud products of a multi-generational HBCU legacy. Our achievements would not be possible without the standard of excellence established by our parents:
Susie, Jamie’s mother, at Albany State University.
Haywood, my father, at Miles College.
Brenda, my mother, at Alabama A&M University.
We stand where we are today because of their vision
and the sacrifices they made. It was their guidance
that directed our steps toward Morehouse College
and Stillman College, shaping us into the individuals
and physicians we are today. We are forever grateful
for the shoulders we stand upon.
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Murphy African-American Museum is a house
with many stories
October 1,2018
Annual Retreat August 2023
August 13, 2023
Book Buddies slowly growing, reaching more students through reading in Tuscaloosa
September 23, 2018